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1824–1900 Stephen van Rensselaer, founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engraving of the original Rensselaer School Engraving of RPI in 1876. Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on 5 November 1824 with a letter to the Reverend Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which Van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president.
The history of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) spans nearly two hundred years beginning with its founding in 1824. RPI is the oldest continuously operating technological university in both the English-speaking world and the Americas. [1] The Institute was the first to grant a civil engineering degree in the United States, in 1835.
The chapter currently resides at 2140 Burdett Avenue in Troy. The chapter holds the record for the longest number of days (178) in "hockey line" at RPI, breaking the previous record of 33 days. Rensselaer Society of Engineering Innovation (RSEi), formally referred to locally as ‘’’Rensselaer Society of Engineers (RSE), founded 1866 ...
Houston Field House. Houston Field House is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. It is the nation's third-oldest college hockey rink, behind Northeastern University 's Matthews Arena and Princeton University 's Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
The Russell Sage Laboratory, built and equipped at a cost of $405,000, was designed by Lawlor & Haase and constructed of Harvard brick with limestone trimmings. The building was finished in 1909. An addition was added in 1923 at a cost of $235,000. Russell Sage Laboratory was completely renovated in 1985 and currently houses the School of ...
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1881), inventor of the Ferris wheel. Lois Graham (1946), the first woman to receive an engineering degree from RPI, and the first woman in the U.S. to receive a PhD in mechanical engineering. Frederick Grinnell (1855), inventor of the modern fire sprinkler.
Rating percentage index. The rating percentage index, commonly known as the RPI, is a quantity used to rank sports teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule. It is one of the sports rating systems by which NCAA basketball, baseball, softball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball teams are ranked. This system was ...
The Rensselaer Technology Park is a technology park in North Greenbush, New York, USA (though with a mailing address in Troy) operated by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As of 2009 the park has over 70 tenants representing a diverse range of technologies and employing over 2,400. [1] The park is located along the Hudson River approximately ...